Improvement in saddles



UNITEE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS H. MCGEATH, OE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN sADDLEs.

Specification forming part of Leiters Patent No. 145,001, dated November 25, 1873; application led September 13, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. MOGEATH, of San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Saddle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation ot the saddle. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section. Fig.

3 is a cross-section on line a: m of Fig. 2.

The invention relates to the construction of saddles, and will be rst fully described and then clearly pointed out in the claims.

A represents the saddle-tree made of wood, and B the horn, these being covered by rawhides or other suitable material, or with no cover at all. The horn is braced by the iron cap C, which has anges c bent beneath it, and a long extension, c', that passes through the hole a. D is a forked brace which passes down belonT the part A on each side of the tree, while it projects inward toward the neck a2, and rests with a concavity, d, in the notch e of part-collar E. The iron cap C, with its extension, the fork'brace D, and the part-collar YE serve the purpose of rc-enforcingand strengthening the front of the saddle against the great strain which it undergoes in lassoing cattle. The fork-brace D is provided at the end with hooks d1 d1, in which are swiveled the rings or links F F. d2 are small holes which receive the saddle-nails. G G are plates having the hooks g g, in which are hung rings g g that are grooved to allow them to be put on and taken off. They are fastened on the projections A A inorder to retain the rawhide securely in position. H is the rubber spring, made narrow and placed in a box, h, so as not to create a bulge.` They box has a light curve on a line with the seat. -The strainingf with the holes for the lacing, is made of strong skirting with the stretch all taken ont of` it, with a gusset cut out in the center, so as to keep it from sinking, and laced up with a strong buckskin string. This is fastened over the spring and attached to the seat. It will retain its Shape and forni, smoothness, and elasticity in al1 changes of climate. The shammy or ioating seat I is made, pref-4 erably,of felt or sheepskin skived down on the edge.

Having thus described my invention, what l cla-ini as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I' l. The metallic cap C, having anges c and extension c applied to horn of saddle-tree, as and for the-purpose described.

2. The grooved part-collar E, applied under the front of the horn of a saddle, as and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS H. MGGRATH..

fitnesses TIMOTHY MoGOwAN, HORACE GRACE. 

